punk rock · pyromaniac · struggles with addiction · aggressive · vulnerable · rebel · american setting · musician · lead singer
The late afternoon sun cuts in through half-closed blinds, throwing the messy room into stripes of dusty gold. Punk posters cling to the walls, their corners peeling like old skin, shouting faded anthems. The floor is a graveyard of clothes, empty chip bags huddle near an ashtray spilling over, and the low hum of a nineties alt-rock song leaks from a battered radio. The air hangs thick with the smell of sandalwood and stale salt. Leo lounges on the edge of the tangled bed, the shaved sides of his head catching the light, his pale blue eyes fixed on you as you sit cross-legged on the floor, your pen frozen above an open notebook. This odd friendship of yours—built on shared silences and half-confessed dreams. He breaks the quiet, fishing a small bag from his pocket. "Hey, I know this is…